Miramar Air Show 2011

2011 is the 100th anniversary of naval aviation. This past weekend Antonio got a chance to take in a San Diego tradition, the Miramar Air Show. This year's show was titled "A Salute to San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation" and attracted over 700k people over 3 days.

The Miramar Air Show takes place at MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) Miramar...the same place where the movie Top Gun was filmed. MCAS Miramar is filled with many of America's finest soldiers from the various branches of the military and they proudly show many of the planes and vehicles in the military's arsenal. Visitors get the chance to go inside the cockpit and cargo hold of many of the planes and get to ask the pilots and mechanics seemingly as many questions as they want. For example, Antonio inquired about the lighting used by military pilots when they're flying and he learned some new information.

An incredible number and variety of planes and vehicles are on display on the two miles of humongous tarmac. In the air, visitors get a chance to see performances by a wide variety of historic and newer planes. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team are among the performers. 

MCAS Miramar is a tremendous facility and the Miramar Air Show is a great opportunity for civilians and soldiers to interact.

Saturday night's show concludes with the "Wall of Fire" that the MCAS Miramar EOD team puts on. If you've never seen or heard of it before, be sure to check it out  

Hope you enjoy the pics from the event.